Angels Farm Report: Navarro short on power

Here are the top-performing pitchers and hitters at the top three levels of the Angels' organization, with their expected eventual times of arrival to the majors, if any. Stats listed are as of Monday.

TRIPLE-A SALT LAKE

First baseman Efren Navarro: 36 for 110 (.327), 4 HR, 19 RBI

Navarro, 26 is scorching hot, with four multi-hit games last week, but this is his third year in Triple-A. He already has proved he can adequately hit pitching at this level, but there's nothing about his game that necessarily stands out. He has hit double-digit homers only once in six minor-league seasons, so he's organizational depth right now, with more power needed to change that.

Right-hander Chad Cordero: 1-0, 4.70 ERA, 72/3 innings, 10 strikeouts

Cordero is an interesting name, as he has already reached the bigs and had quite a bit of a success there. After two years out of baseball, he's attempting a comeback, and his promotion from High-A up to Triple-A last month means it's going pretty well. He has been pretty hittable in Salt Lake, but he also has been missing a lot of bats. It's conceivable he could complete that comeback this year. ETA: Late 2013

DOUBLE-A ARKANSAS

Shortstop Rolando Gomez: 26 for 90 (.289), 4 HR, 13 RBI, 3 triples

Gomez is 5-foot-7. Let's get that out of the way. But there are advantages that come from being that short in baseball – as in, it's generally harder for pitchers to strike you out. The lefty-hitting Gomez, 23, hasn't necessarily stayed true to that over his career, but the 11 walks are a positive sign. ETA: 2015

Right-hander Manny Correa: 1-2, 4.15 ERA, 26 innings, 15 strikeouts

Correa's numbers don't look that great, but dig into his past three starts and you'll find a young pitcher adjusting to a higher level in his age-24 season. He's older than you'd like, but the three earned runs he has allowed in his past 17 innings are exactly what you'd like. Five walks in five starts are nice, too. He's a nice sleeper prospect. ETA: 2014 or 2015

HIGH-A INLAND EMPIRE

Shortstop Eric Stamets: 31 for 107 (.290), 8 RBI, 10 walks, 2 triples

Stamets was the Angels' fourth pick of the 2012 draft out of the University of Evansville, where he proved to be an excellent-fielding, contact-hitting infielder. He has also proved to be the fastest player in the Angels' minor-league system. The question is whether he can hit, and so far this year, he's been doing just that. ETA: 2015

An All-America closer at North Carolina selected by the Angels in 2012's 13th round, Morin has been everything the team could have hoped for in a minor-league reliever. The strikeouts are nice, but the lack of walks is especially pleasing, and they make the 6-foot-4 Morin a likely major-leaguer in the future. ETA: 2014 or 2015